Pecan Pie Cake

Pecan Pie Cake is a simple and delicious cake. With a pecan pie filling baked on top and topped with some cream cheese frosting, this tender cake will have you wanting seconds and thirds!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings

Calories 286kcal

Author Lisa

Ingredients

Cake

1 package butter pecan cake mix*
1 cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs

Pecan Pie Filling

1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup brown sugar
3 large eggs
¼ cup unsalted butter
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups Pecan – roughly chopped

Topping

Serve with a dollop of cream cheese frosting cool whip, whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream.
Garnish with a sprinkle of brown sugar or cinnamo

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F and spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour.
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Stir continuously until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, ~10 minutes. Stir in chopped pecans and cook for another 3-5 minutes. * Then set aside.
1 cup light corn syrup, 1 cup brown sugar, 3 large eggs, ¼ cup unsalted butter, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 cups Pecan – roughly chopped
Mix together the cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs.
1 package butter pecan cake mix*, 1 cup water, ½ cup vegetable oil, 3 large eggs
Pour cake mix into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, remove half-baked cake from oven, gently spread pecan pie filling over cake and return to oven. Bake for another 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove from oven, allow to cool then serve with a dollop of cream cheese frosting, cool whip, whipped cream, or ice cream!
Serve with a dollop of cream cheese frosting, Garnish with a sprinkle of brown sugar or cinnamo

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Tips and Tricks

*Vanilla Cake mix is a good alternative if you can’t find a butter pecan option.
If you want to make homemade cream cheese frosting check out this recipe!

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